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A luxury apartment dedicated to the Harry Potter franchise has opened to visitors.

Harry Potter fans will now have the chance to spend a night at Hogwarts thanks to the Potter-themed apartment that’s just opened in the Scottish Capital – the birthplace of J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter books.

The magical apartment is the brainchild of Hogwarts super fan Yue Gao.

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Canongate Luxury Apartment, which overlooks Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, has a master bedroom with a Gryffindor dormitory theme.

It features a four-poster bed and has a ceiling which makes a beautiful illusion of floating candles.

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There’s also a second, smaller double room which has been decked out to look like a carriage from the Hogwarts Express, as well as a living area which pays homage to the Gryffindor common room.

Finally, there’s a fully functional kitchen, meaning that guests don’t have to leave their Potter haven to enjoy a butter beer or two.

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The only thing this apartment is missing is the cupboard under the stairs – but this is ‘luxury’ after all.

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The flat, which is available to rent all year round for £150 per night, comes with all magical mod cons such as digital TV’s, a PS4, an Xbox 1 and Wifi.

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Each door in the flat has been painted in the Hogwarts houses’ signature colours including their crests.

The apartment is said to include some special pieces which once belonged to J.K Rowling herself.

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Yue said: ‘There is a desk which actually belonged to J.K. Rowling.

‘I managed to acquire it as the furniture restorer’s son went to the same school and was in the same class as J.K. Rowling’s daughter.

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‘He fixed this antique desk for her, and when she moved house, she left the desk at the furniture fitter’s place. So that gave me the opportunity to have it.

‘The mirror in the apartment was also once J.K. Rowling’s, she wanted to recycle her old hand railings so they cut them into a mirror frame.’

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Yue, whose hobby is collecting things, said it took seven months to put the Harry Potter dream apartment together, as it was an ‘absolute state’ when he bought it.

He said: ‘I was astonished when I saw the state of it because it is a historic building — the stone walls are from 1700.

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‘I didn’t want to turn it into a cheap copy of the film, so it’s more like an homage from a huge fan rather than the copy of the movie scene.

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‘I put my heart into it — it’s my dream realised.’

It’s fair to say Edinburgh can’t get enough of its fictional son, with a dedicated Potter trail and a hotel suite in the capital.

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And now fans have yet another way to experience the magic Rowling created when visiting the city.

‘I think this house holds collected memories of a whole generation of people who grew up watching Harry Potter’, said Yue.

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‘There is such a strong connection between Harry Potter and Edinburgh and this house is part of that.